Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Monday that she is running for another term. Preckwinkle cited her ...

With a year to go until the 2026 primary election, Democratic Cook County officials are marking their territory. County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Sheriff Tom Dart, Treasurer Maria Pappas and ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is not ready to retire. On Monday, her 78th birthday, Preckwinkle announced she’ll seek a fifth term to lead the nation’s second-most populous county. ( ...

There’s been ongoing controversy over property valuations in Cook County, Illinois, which includes Chicago. And now multiple ...

Preckwinkle cited building upon efforts of her current tenure such as criminal justice reform, expanding health care access and relieving medical debt. The election will be held in 2026.

After several years of decline, the population is increasing, helped by immigration, while outbound migration slows.

More than half of those charged in Cook County with felony firearm cases involving modified weapons have been detained ...

On Tuesday night, the Bureau County Board voted against housing some inmates from the Cook County Department of Corrections.

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi fixed 491 of at least 620 properties that were misclassified or undervalued during the 2023 ...

Skitch Electric Co. will relocate its new headquarters to Elgin from Streamwood if the company constructing the building can secure a Cook County tax break.

A Chicago police officer's gun was found unattended in a bathroom at the Cook County George N. Leighton Criminal Courthouse Thursday, officials said.